#8b9ab2

Color #8b9ab2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.23 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9ab2

RGB

rgb(139, 154, 178)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 20.2%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 21.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.9%, 13.5%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(63.19, -0, -14.25)

LCH

lch(63.19, 14.25, 270)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0394, 259.77)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 54.5%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2a38b

Analogous

#8baeb2

#8b9ab2

#908bb2

Triadic

#8b9ab2

#b28b9a

#9ab28b

Split-complementary

#8b9ab2

#b2908b

#aeb28b

Tetradic

#8b9ab2

#a38bb2

#b2a38b

#9ab28b

Square

#8b9ab2

#b28bae

#b2a38b

#8bb290

Shades

Color #8b9ab2 mixed toward black.

#6b7e9d

#54657f

#3f4c5f

#2a3240

#151920

Tints

Color #8b9ab2 mixed toward white.

#9eabbf

#b2bccc

#c5cdd9

#d8dde5

#eceef2

Tones

Color #8b9ab2 mixed toward gray.

#8e9baf

#929cac

#959ca8

#989da5

#9b9ea2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292ad · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#9190ab · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#8ca8a7 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9ab2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9ab2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#8b9ab2 (#8b9ab2) is rgb(139, 154, 178) in RGB.

No, #8b9ab2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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